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Re: Announcing PB4Y-2 "Privateer"
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lugnet.build.military
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Tue, 30 Oct 2001 07:14:05 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Mark Neumann writes:
> Nice job. Very nice job. I spent a number of years working at a
> hobby/military history shop and love it when people produce models of lesser
> known hardware. I love the bomber's station especially. I was wondering,
> is there any access to it besides taking off the canopy? I'm guessing no,
> but I'd thought I'd ask.
No. I did preserve the fiction that minifigs could crawl from position to
position inside the plane as much as possible - there is a passageway from the
bombardier's station to the central part of the fuselage, and from each of the
ball turrets. But you couldn't actually put a minifig through the passageway
without removing its arms and in some cases the heads as well.
One problem was that the plane is very tail-heavy, with the solid vertical
stabilizer made of bricks. I tried to balance it by filling as much of the
nose as possible with 1x2 and 2x2 bricks, but it wasn't enough. It could
probably stand on its wheels (but very precariously - the landing gear isn't
quite strong enough) if it wasn't for that.
> Also, don't think I'd fret about the bay doors. In the opening you've
> got this is a good compromise. Other thoughts I came up with took up too
> much room and didn't get the door any more up the side of the feusalage.
> The only other thing I can think of is the sliding roller doors that are
> used for town garages, but again I think you'd be sacrificing some of the
> design in order to have a solid body when the doors where closed, or have
> the rail pieces sticking out the side. Creating a weird ribbed effect on
> the body while the doors are closed. (also problem with this is the rib
> between bays is one stud; for garage doors would have to make it two. One
> rail for each door) Either way is looking at a major redesign.
I'm not afraid of redesigning - that plane has been through several redesigns.
But the Lego rolling doors wouldn't work. The doors on the real plane roll up
*outside* the fuselage, not inside. The system I have now is probably more
accurate.
> I don't know, like I said. I wouldn't fret it. It looks awesome and
> it's an outstanding representation of the real aircraft. I wouldn't fool
> with it. I'd say you did your dad proud.
Thanks! I still haven't shown him or told him about it, but I probably will
soon.
--Bill.
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